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Black maternal mortality crisis: Preventable deaths demand action

The racial and ethnic divide within health care remains largely unaddressed. One aspect I wish to highlight is the impact of mortality rates after childbirth, particularly among African American women. They face the highest mortality rates postpartum, …

Physician burnout: We’re partly to blame, here’s how to fix it

From the heart of one doctor to another, let’s address the evil spirit haunting our halls: burnout. It has become the unwelcome companion of many physicians, including myself, who frequently lament our moral injuries and the mistreatment that see…

Physician burnout: We’re partly to blame, here’s how to fix it

From the heart of one doctor to another, let’s address the evil spirit haunting our halls: burnout. It has become the unwelcome companion of many physicians, including myself, who frequently lament our moral injuries and the mistreatment that see…

Applying the 2024 ADA standards of care into practice: a practical approach to basal insulin in Type 2 diabetes

In this special sponsored episode from Sanofi, we welcome Jennifer Goldman. She is a professor of pharmacy at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, board-certified in advanced diabetes management, and a certified diabetes care and …

The demise of doctor-owned medicine?

When I joined The Everett Clinic forty-two years ago, we were thirty-some physicians. The main campus consisted of what’s now called the Founders’ Building and a couple of parking lots. The building was industrial and off-putting, guiding p…

Health care administrators: a call for equal transparency and accountability

While physicians are constantly being asked to prove their value with a growing constellation of metrics, health care administrators seem to have escaped a similarly high degree of transparency and accountability about the value of their specific roles…

The many losses of a long psychiatry career

At the beginning of a career – sometimes when viewed through rose-colored glasses not yet spoiled by reality – you hope to be able to lose loss to stay away. Somehow you feel like if you just try hard enough – practice psychiatry in the best way …

How to manage employee turnover in your practice [PODCAST]

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Join Amy Vertrees, a general surgeon, as she shares her journey navigating workplace dynamics in the medical field. From identifying early signs of toxicity to fostering o…

Sunoh.ai: Reducing physician burnout with significant time savings

This article is sponsored by Sunoh.ai, a revolutionary AI-powered ambient listening technology for clinical documentation. The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) within health care is one of, if not the most significant, health care industry d…

Understanding autoimmune flares: triggers, symptoms, and treatment options

Just when you think your autoimmune disease(s) are calming down and you feel better, a dramatic worsening of disease signs and symptoms can happen without warning. They are unpredictable and disruptive, and can cause a disturbing influence in your ever…